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The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix

62 reviews

atisha27's review against another edition

adventurous dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Gun violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Blood, Cancer, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Misogyny, Mental illness, Kidnapping, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death, Death of parent, and Confinement

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Cannibalism, Cursing, Suicidal thoughts, Stalking, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Sexism, Police brutality, Physical abuse, and Panic attacks/disorders

toofondofbooks_'s review

dark emotional funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I'll say this for sure about TFGSG - I was never bored. However, I was often extremely confused. As always, I will start off with positives. I thought that the pacing of the book was sharp and there was always something going on. This book did not let me breathe. The whole thing was messy and chaotic, dark and sometimes funny in a quintessentially Grady Hendrix way. I thought every "final girl" in the group was a strong addition to the story and I think Heather and Dani were my favorites. A really nice touch were the newspaper and media clippings throughout the book that helped tell the story and also provided meaningful commentary to the phenomenon surrounding these "final girls."

My gripes aren't really that big. Really, the main one is that Lynette can be so maddening to read at times. She is so traumatized that living in her head was sometimes suffocating and insufferable. I had some issues with her as a character too, but that didn't necessarily affect my enjoyment of the book because my enjoyment does not usually hinge on a protagonist being likable. Something that was hard for me throughout the book was keeping track of every girl's story. I wrote down what I could, but some girls in the group got lost in the shuffle. I cannot definitively tell you what Heather's backstory is as a result of this. Just a LOT going on.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Body horror, Cannibalism, Car accident, Child death, Cancer, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Excrement, Grief, Gun violence, Kidnapping, Medical content, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Racism, Sexual content, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Vomit, and Mass/school shootings

Minor: Mass/school shootings

webb_beb's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

Here is the thing: this book was so scary. Like so scary that I almost had to stop reading it because I was making myself nervous. But I also couldn’t tear myself away. There were quite a few surprises and so much going on. I loved the unreliability of Lynne as the narrator and how complicated she was. But I felt like parts of it were just a little brutal to me. I’ve always loved the scream queens/final girls trope and this really pushes that to the edge in a way that is almost campy. Someone make this into a movie immediately. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Violence

Moderate: Blood, Cannibalism, Child death, Confinement, Death of parent, Forced institutionalization, Gun violence, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cancer, Alcoholism, Drug use, Drug abuse, and Fire/Fire injury

jacksandthebeanstalk's review

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Child death, Violence, Misogyny, Gun violence, and Murder

Moderate: Drug abuse, Drug use, Gore, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

craftyhilary's review against another edition

adventurous tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I’m not sure this was as successful as it could have been, but it was quite a ride. Ironically, it would make a great movie. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence and Murder

Minor: Death and Cannibalism

davidrb's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny mysterious sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

If you read Sager's Final Girls and was wildly disappointed like I was, this is the perfect balm. The plot moves, the characters are dynamic and sympathetic, and the story is wonderfully steeped in horror tropes. It plays with the genre and critiques it while also maintaining a wonderful respect for it.

Points deducted for

killing the black character first, a horror trope that this book sadly does not subvert

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Ableism, Addiction, Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Blood, Cancer, Cannibalism, Child death, Chronic illness, Confinement, Death, Death of parent, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Kidnapping, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Pedophilia, Police brutality, Sexual violence, Stalking, Suicidal thoughts, Terminal illness, and Violence

chelseydenney's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0

I really enjoyed this book. The pace varied but I often found myself not wanting to put it down and reading far more than I intended. I haven’t really been reading much recently but I got through this book in 4 days. 
The only gripe I have is that I personally realised the perpetrator very early on. It was also a little confusing to try and work out which last girl some of the additional information was about between chapters but that could have been intentional. All in all a very solid read and I’d definitely recommend… but only if you have a strong stomach because it’s DARK. No graphic sexual violence but there is a lot of very gory moments. Particularly in the flashbacks. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Torture, Murder, Violence, Blood, Body horror, Panic attacks/disorders, Gore, and Death

Moderate: Toxic friendship, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, Police brutality, Injury/Injury detail, Grief, Excrement, Death of parent, and Cannibalism

Minor: Sexual violence, Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Vomit, and Stalking

ging090803's review

adventurous funny mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

I really hesitated on my rating. 4,75 or 5... I finally decided to give it 5 stars because the book really caught my breath. I was hesitating whether to give it 4,75 stars only because of the beginning. I found it kinda slow, but at the same time, I was in a semi-reading slump soooo I decided it didn't count. 
I really liked how the characters were already experienced in the matter. They were already finals girls. They knew how it worked, how to react, how to take decisions. I also liked to follow Lynne throughout her decisions whether it was bad or not. I didn't alway follow her in her way of thinking, but I still continue to follow her in her story without asking any questions. I wasn't disappointed.
Also, the way things were described... Yes. Short, simple sentences. Right of the goal. Description of the violence, not scared of using crude words... It can't be difficult for some, but, personally, I really liked that. It had more impact in my opinion. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Cursing, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Physical abuse, and Violence

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cancer, Chronic illness, Excrement, Grief, Medical trauma, Mental illness, and Terminal illness

Minor: Cannibalism, Drug abuse, Drug use, and Torture

Like I said, it has crude words. It is very explicite. We can literally see the scenes with blood, screams and stuff. The author wasn't scared of using the true words, but it can be triggers for some. Be careful.

odrib's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Cancer, Cannibalism, Child death, Death, Death of parent, Gore, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mass/school shootings, Mental illness, Misogyny, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Police brutality, Sexism, Stalking, Terminal illness, and Violence

Moderate: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, and Animal death

jezebelligerent's review against another edition

adventurous dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Body horror, Confinement, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Gun violence, Injury/Injury detail, Mental illness, Murder, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, and Cancer

Moderate: Addiction, Alcohol, Child death, and Car accident

Minor: Cannibalism, Mass/school shootings, and Animal cruelty